At last, the parents meet.
Yes, you read that correct. After nine years of dating…buying a house and getting engaged, we felt it was about time to introduce the parents. Yes, long overdue but not for any particular reason except for distance…and us not really thinking much about it a head of time. We hosted our parents and Alex’s grandparents over for lunch the Sunday before Christmas. Honestly, the meeting could not have gone any better Our fathers and grandparents had many things in common and shared stories of us when we were younger. Dad shared a few photos of a younger and cuter Michelle and Mrs. Weber shared stories of Alex as a young lad. The rest of my family (siblings and nephews) then trickled in later that afternoon for our family Christmas. Luckily, Alex’s parents were able to meet all of my immediate family , except for my brother Kevin who was still traveling in from Knoxville. We watched the Bengals game and spent a casual afternoon together. I heard nothing but compliments about both sides of the family and strongly feel the two will get along just fine. I look forward to planning the wedding and both sides of the family getting to know each other better along the way.
Minster Reception Halls
Well, these are not “REALLY” Minster reception halls, but possible locations up north that are close to my home town and conveniently located close to hotels. Two girls from my graduating class just had their receptions at Shelby Oaks and I have heard many good things about that location.
The only problem with Piqua Country Club is that it only holds 250 guests indoors, but can hold an additional 100 outside on the patio. I am not sure I really want to separate my reception like that, nor do I think our list will be under 250. We both come from larger families and blessed with many friends. We’ll find the perfect location soon!
Filed under reception halls | Comment (0)McHale’s Catering - Can’t say enough good things about them
McHale’s Catering was a sponsorship partner of mine when I was employed by Local 12 WKRC-TV. I developed a working relationship with them and have kept in touch over the years. The other day I received a personal phone call from Chuck McHale (owner) congratulating me on on my engagement and spent over a 1/2 hour talking through all my catering options for four different halls. He truly provided me with me individual attention and talked through ways to help cut catering costs (schedule during off season and/or book at a new hall dependent on new bookings). I truly hope his company can cater my wedding as I truly trust and respect them and their results show as their company (and locations) continue to expand in the Northern Kentucky area. Congrats McHales!
Their locations include:
Drees Pavilion (My personal favorite)
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